Know Your Rites

Winter is over. Okay, winter isnt officially over, but those three days in January when you can wear a leather jacket without looking like a Joey Ramone wannabe have already passed. That means its time for spring, or at least, The Rite of Spring.

If you have even a laypersons knowledge of classical music, youre probably familiar with Russian-born composer Igor Stravinskys 1913 ballet. Its probably about the only classical piece from the 20th century that your high school music appreciation teacher didnt dismiss as a load of contemporary modernist doggy-doo (Gershwin and Bernstein excepted).
This production of Stravinskys masterpiece was choreographed by Mauricio Wainrot, who previously tackled Far From Away and Anne Frank to widespread critical acclaim  maybe even enough acclaim to impress that aforementioned high school music instructor.

Also on tap for these Ballet Florida performances are Dominic Walshs Bello and Ben Stevensons Five Poems (which features music composed by another of your teachers favorites, Richard Wagner). Springtime is Friday and Saturday at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach). Tickets cost $18 to $60. Call 561-832-7469, or visit www.kravis.org.
Feb. 3-4